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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 232 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-10850K - 207 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $150.95 vs $286.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-10850K - $0.73 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
197
95.16908212560386%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
50.3448275862069%
Price, $
$286
52%
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400 or Core i9-10850K
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
134 FPS
$32.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,288.88
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102 FPS
$18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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83 FPS
$24.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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92 FPS
$18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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102 FPS
$21.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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123 FPS
$24.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,959.99
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